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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Automobiles Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Automobiles | Road Seems Dark to You? New Tests Blame Your Headlights Supported by Wheels ByCheryl Jensen July 14, 2016 Jeanne Robillard has headlight envy. She lives in Bethlehem, N.H., and drives her 2005 Toyota RAV4 through the White Mountains, on dark and lonely two-lane roads, which are often shared with bear, moose or deer. But when she gets into someone else’s car at night, she often notices her headlights could be much better. “I go, wow, their headlights are really good,” she said. In a few years, she figures she will buy another RAV4 — her fourth — and hopes Toyota will have “solved the headlight issue by then.” Maybe. But based on 2016 models, the best RAV4 headlights, which are halogens, are still only “marginal,” according to ratings … [Read more...] about Road Seems Dark to You? New Tests Blame Your Headlights

Kia’s Compact Crossover: A Lot to Like Clean Fleet Report spent a week in the 2018 Kia Sportage SX AWD and came away impressed with its exterior design, interior comfort and convenience. What we were not so impressed with was the EPA fuel economy rating. But if you read reviews on Clean Fleet Report, you already know that the EPA rating is only a challenge for us to see what numbers we can get. We took the challenge and the Sportage came out just fine. Drivetrain The 2018 Kia Sportage SX AWD is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, producing 237 horsepower (hp) and 260 pounds-feet (lb.-ft.) of torque. The six-speed automatic transmission has a Sportmatic feature where you can manually go up through the gears (+) or down (-) using the console-mounted shift lever. Otherwise, leave it in drive and the engine, running on regular 87 octane unleaded, is smooth and the transmission seamless, both in town and freeway driving. The base Sportage engine is a 2.0L … [Read more...] about Road Test: 2018 Kia Sportage SX AWD

Volkswagen’s Not-So-Small Compact Crossover The compact crossover has taken the automotive market by storm. Manufacturers have realized if they don’t have one in their line-up, they will be left behind. They also know that offering a compact crossover that stands out from the crowd is vital. So what Volkswagen has done with the 2018 Tiguan is to make it bigger than the other compact crossovers, so it almost slots in as a small midsize SUV. Confusing? It can be, but certainly its size is only one of the reasons to consider buying a Tiguan. Clean Fleet Report drove the 2018 Tiguan 2.0T SEL Premium 4Motion and came away appreciating what Volkswagen has done that should impress consumers. Turbo Power + AWD Tiguan 2.0T SEL Premium 4Motion is powered by a 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-cylinder engine mated to the 4Motion permanent all-wheel-drive system. The 4Motion system is engineered to eliminate wheel spin under almost all conditions and to automatically decouple the rear … [Read more...] about Road Test: 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0T SEL Premium 4Motion

Mid-2018 marked another milestone moment in Australian new-car sales. The mid-sized SUV displaced the small car as Australia’s favourite vehicle type in June. It happened again in August, September and October. It was perhaps only inevitable after SUVs started outselling passenger cars in 2017. Interestingly, though, no mid-sized SUV is threatening to displace the Toyota HiLux ute as the country’s most popular vehicle. It’s more of a group effort, then, even if the Mazda CX-5 is the clear leader: ever since its first full year on sale – 2013 – it has been Australia’s best-selling SUV. Although the second-generation CX-5 launched last year was given a little update earlier in 2018, the catalyst for this mega-test of mega-selling mid-sized SUVs is the new, fifth-generation Subaru Forester. It’s been a mainstay of the family-SUV segment since its local debut in 1997, and last year was the Japanese brand’s No.1 model in the … [Read more...] about 2018 Medium SUV Mega Test